America One Nation Under God
Our Collective Faith in God is Carved in Stone
There are Bible verses etched in stone all
over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C.
As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court
you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and
each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal
view - it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!
As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the
Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.
As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above where the
Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!
Quotes
James Madison, the fourth president, known as The Father of Our Constitution
made the following statement
We have staked the whole of
all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government,
upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control
ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.
Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said,
It cannot
be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not
by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus
Christ .
Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and
instead of interpreting the law would begin making law....an oligarchy....the
rule of few over many.
The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said, Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers.
In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say,
it is the best gift God has
given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated
through this book. Abraham Lincoln
I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I
knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion. Abraham Lincoln
I
tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot
sleep forever.
Thomas Jefferson
I own that I am not a
friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.
Thomas Jefferson
All tyranny needs to gain a
foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Thomas Jefferson
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. Thomas Jefferson
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. Thomas Jefferson
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. Thomas Jefferson
Practices & Regulations
Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary
has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.
Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established
orthodox churches in the colonies.